Bottoms Up (1960)

Jimmy Edwards reprises his TV and radio role as the Professor trying to control a school full of naughty boys.

Director:

Mario Zampi

Writers:

Michael Pertwee (screenplay), Frank Muir (additional dialogue)

Stars:

Jimmy Edwards, Arthur Howard, Martita Hunt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jimmy Edwards	...	Professor Jim Edwards
Arthur Howard	...	Pettigrew
Martita Hunt	...	Lady Gore-Willoughby
Sydney Tafler	...	Sid Biggs (as Sidney Tafler)
Raymond Huntley	...	Garrick-Jones
Reginald Beckwith	...	Bishop Wendover
Vanda Hudson	...	Matron (as Vanda)
Melvyn Hayes	...	Cecil Biggs
Mitch Mitchell	...	Wendover (as John Mitchell)
Donald Hewlett	...	Hamley
Richard Briers	...	Colbourne
Neil Wilson	...	Hackforth
Gordon Phillott	...	Dinwiddie
John Wilder	...	Roebuck
Graham Tonbridge	...	Pelbrook

Storyline

Jimmy Edwards reprises his TV and radio role as the Professor trying to control a school full of naughty boys.

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Plot Keywords:

school | teacher | independent film | actor shares first name with character | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The part of the schoolboy Wendover is played by Mitch Mitchell, who went on to fame and fortune as the drummer in the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

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Goofs

When the boys are rioting in the school yard, they are deemed to be using radio controlled model planes to attack the teachers. As the models fly low over the top of the teachers who are crawling low along the ground, (it would not be allowed these days) the models are clearly not radio controlled models, but rather the control line variety. Their circular flight path makes this very obvious.

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Connections

Spun-off from Whack-O! (1956)

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Soundtracks

The British Grenadiers
(uncredited)
Traditional

User Reviews

A movie deserving video release

This movie has stayed fondly in my memory since I saw it as a kid. The sight of a hoard of school kids destroying a platform that was meant to be used for a mass caning was unforgettable. I'm sure a lot of people would pay to see it again - where is an entrepreneur to convince the studio to release it on video or DVD?

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guerra fredda e pace calda

Filming Locations:

Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), Mario Zampi Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1